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This is the egg spectrum we have from our flock right now. The 2 eggs on the far left are from our 2 Blue (Grey-feathered) OE hens. One appears to be almost blue, and the other is more olive. I was hoping to determine which hen lays which egg and then I am dreaming of crossing the...

Thanks for the response! On the above quote, just to clarify, I knew that a hen's egg color doesn't change, but I was referring to her "daughters," as you call them. It is exciting to consider that my Blue OE hen could produce daughters that lay blue eggs, if I cross her with the homozygous...

What happened with this? Did you end up breeding the ISA Brown rooster to any of your hens? We have 3 ISA Brown hens that lay gorgeous dark brown eggs. By mistake, we ended up with a buff true -blue homozygous rooster (double copy of blue egg gene) and a cream F1 Olive Egger rooster....I'm...

We recently bought chicks from a small homestead breeder and all ended up being roosters that only have green and blue egg genetics. We are considering keeping 1-2 of the roosters for a few months to breed to our small flock of hens (different breeds) for more variation in feather/egg colors...

6-weeks-old. Two photos of each of the three.

If this were my chicken, I would: 1. stop the herbs/ACV immediately; 2. call local farm stores to see if anyone has Tylan in stock; 3. If you can find Tylan, buy a clean syringe with a fine gauge needle and give an injection. It's a broad spectrum antibiotic. There are videos on YouTube on how...

This is an old thread, but I found it now when googling if I could feed my flock some organic cheddar cheese that has gone moldy. So happy it's ok to feed them!

Looks like a cross with something like a English game hen or bantam. They have the erect tails.

Just seeing your post now. Black Australorp chicks tend to have the look of fancy eyeliner around the eyes, so I think the Blue Australorp in the bottom one. Also, I ordered Blue Star chicks from them back in January, and they looked like your top chick. Sadly, they all died in transit from a...

What did you end up doing? I'm in the same situation. We have 2 egg songs every morning that are really loud and I don't want to piss of the neighbors nearby. The other 6 hens are quiet after laying. I'm wanting to replace the 2 loud hens, but am not sure if it will work out....Did you have any...